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Raise your hand if you have a light switch at home… Okay, so you know how a light switch works. The concept is simple (although, don’t ask me about how it technically works). The light switch is usually on a wall some where by the door. When someone walks into... read more

LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE: Show Notes: Alright, this week Carl’s going to share with you 5 Ways to Develop Young Leaders on your team. One of the most important factors in growing these teams was to raise up leaders and multiply. When raising up leaders, it’s important to have those... read more

Lesson 3: Distractions & Listener Fatigue Few things are more frustrating for a listener than preventable and unnecessary distractions coming from the sound system. One of the worst offenders in church is that high-pitched, tinny noise that feels like a microphone is just on the verge of feedback. While feedback... read more

Thanksgiving is a time when we slow down enough to recognize that we have so much to be grateful for within our lives. It is easy to get caught up in the day to day grind and forget to thank God for the many blessings He has given us. Recognizing... read more

LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE: Show Notes: This week, we welcome Sly King from The Worship Center in Birmingham. Sly is the Marketing and Social Media Consultant and Online Campus Coordinator for the church. He leads a volunteer team that’s sole job is to create and maintain an amazing online worship... read more

Lesson 2: Mixing Priorities As a live sound engineer, you have the capability of shaping and reshaping the entire mix that is delivered to the listening audience. You are constantly faced with making crucial decisions about volume levels, EQ, monitor mixes, and channel muting cues. This can be used to... read more

The new animated Christmas movie The Star opens nationwide in theaters this Friday. This is a great film to promote to your volunteer team. Check out some details about the film below. About the Film: In Sony Pictures Animation’s The Star, a small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for... read more

LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE: Show Notes: On this week’s show, we’re going to dive right into part two of Carl’s interview with Justin Firesheets from Church of the Highlands. They discuss how tech guys can be more intentional about the ministry side of their position and more. Church Media Resource... read more

Lesson 1: Listen The most important skill for achieving great sound is to listen. You can’t be good at mixing sound if you don’t know how to listen. To listen is to make an effort to hear something; to be alert and ready to hear something (courtesy New Oxford American... read more

The Special Two-Night Fathom Event of the movie GENESIS: Paradise Lost is coming to theaters on November 13th & 16th. This is a great film to promote to your volunteer team. Check out some details about the film below. About the Film: If there is one part of the Bible... read more

LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE: Show Notes: Justin Firesheets from Church of the Highlands joins us this week on the show. Justin shares the passion that pastoring your people should be your first priority when it comes to your team. He discusses some ways you can prevent being a one-man show... read more

In leading a few production teams on staff at churches and coaching volunteers through the ministry I run at Twelve:Thirty Media, I’ve noticed a few recurring things that keep popping up in successful teams across the country. First – let me define “successful”. I believe that success with production teams... read more